Amerique Septentrionale: Sanson 1650 [1659]

Title: Amerique Septentrionale Author: Nicolas Sanson Date: 1650 [1659] Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - lovely example, original outline color, mild marginal age toning, more noticeable on verso. A few very minimal chips in margins, a few with expert repair, none into image. Expertly repaired separations at folds, not approaching image. An excellent example. Inches: 15 5/8 x 21 5/8 [Image] Centimeters: 39.69 x 54.93 [Image] Product ID: 315103 The most important French map of North America of its generation produced by France's most esteemed family of cartographers. Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) played a seminal role in advancing French cartography during the reign of Louis XIV. Sanson was a student of history, and turned to cartography as a means of understanding and recording global events. Appointed as a tutor to Louis XIV, he became Géographe Oridinaire du Roi in 1630. His success was due in large part to his partnership with Pierr